Is calcium carbide profitable to sell on Amazon United States?

The niche generates $83K/yr across 6 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -13.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (33/100).

How competitive is the calcium carbide niche?

4 brands and 5 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 95% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in calcium carbide?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall. The return rate is 0.1%.

When does demand for calcium carbide peak?

Demand peaks in Mar; the busiest month runs 3.1× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the calcium carbide niche?

Listings span $9.85–$223.15; the average listing price is $53.90 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 462 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

calcium carbide

Skip it

Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Great$53.90

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Review moat

Great462.33

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Price range

Okay$9.85–$223.15

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Market size

Bad$83K

$83K/yr · 94K searches

Conversion

Bad1.6%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Growth

Bad-13.8%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Competition

Bad95%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Signals High Price

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, calcium carbide is a $83K/yr Amazon United States market (94K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar. Verdict: Skip it — 33/100.

Data updated Jul 27, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

calcium carbide market data

Units sold / yr: 3K–3K; avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr: $135K–$162K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 1.6%
Avg BSR: #503
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 17%
Sponsored: 33%
Out of stock: 11.0%
Avg brand age: 67 months
Avg seller age: 169 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 95% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

4 falling

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

95%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

HQ Company63%
CCS CONSOLIDATED CHEMICAL & SOLVENTS18%
Generic14%
MINERALUNIVERSE5%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 86 weeks — -13.8% search growth over the last 90 days.

Peak months: Mar · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.1×

Open Trend

Top calcium carbide search terms

calcium carbide75K/yr -14.5%2.6% conv.
calcium carbide rocks15K/yr -11.0%2.7% conv.
calcium carbide for sale4K/yr -12.7%1.4% conv.

All search terms

Top calcium carbide products on Amazon

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 6 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

HQ Company Calcium Carbide (1)

HQ Company$29.844.6★1,074 rev

Calcium Carbide Lumps 50g Bottle

CCS CONSOLIDATED CHEMICAL & SOLVENTS$9.954.6★477 rev

Calcium Carbide Miner Pea 1 lb(Gross)

Generic$25.634.5★56 rev

HQ Company Calcium Carbide (12)

HQ Company$24.954.6★1,074 rev

HQ Company Calcium Carbide (10)

HQ Company$223.154.5★20 rev

Newest

by launch date

Calcium Carbide Miner Pea 1 lb(Gross)

Generic$25.6356 rev

3y ago

HQ Company Calcium Carbide (12)

HQ Company$24.951,074 rev

3y ago

MINERALUNIVERSE 1/2 LB Assorted Mix Rough Stones - Bulk Random Crystals - Raw Natural Stones & Crystals - Fountain Rocks for Cabbing Polishing Wire Wrapping Reiki Chakra Crystal Healing

MINERALUNIVERSE$9.8573 rev

5y ago

HQ Company Calcium Carbide (1)

HQ Company$29.841,074 rev

8y ago

HQ Company Calcium Carbide (10)

HQ Company$223.1520 rev

8y ago

What buyers say about calcium carbide

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Quality-Overall30%

“Good product”

Noise Level20%

“Great noise to celebrate & scare critters”

Efficiency20%

“Product works”

Advertised Vs Actual Product20%

“It is what it says on the tin”

Brightness/Shine/Glow10%

“produces brilliant white light with my miner's lamps”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall100%

“its less/smaller than you think”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall50%

Brightness/Shine/Glow25%

Advertised Vs Actual Product25%

Common questions

Is calcium carbide profitable to sell on Amazon United States?: The niche generates $83K/yr across 6 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -13.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (33/100).
How competitive is the calcium carbide niche?: 4 brands and 5 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 95% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in calcium carbide?: Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall. The return rate is 0.1%.
When does demand for calcium carbide peak?: Demand peaks in Mar; the busiest month runs 3.1× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the calcium carbide niche?: Listings span $9.85–$223.15; the average listing price is $53.90 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 462 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.